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    whats this cable for?!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by obc993, May 18, 2012.

  1. obc993

    obc993 Notebook Consultant

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    a tech came so he could replace my lcd lid, (because of the dust between the cover and the display) and it had a third cable! nether him or me knew what it was for, (i guess it was for the wi-hd, but didnt told him, what if he backed up and say no you didnt pay for that or whatever) he called dell, and they hang him 3 times haha, so he just assembled like that,

    so guys whats the third cable for?? (crossing so it is for the wi-hd :D )

    if so, where does it go?

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    obc993, May 18, 2012
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  2. goonielife

    goonielife Notebook Enthusiast

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    my guess would be that it is an antenna for wihd or whatever it is called, but you need a card too, that is plugged into the slot next to the wifi card. So the antenna by itself would be worthless without the card.
     
    goonielife, May 19, 2012
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  3. Icebreeze

    Icebreeze Notebook Enthusiast

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    That's the antenna for the wireless HD display, it's safe to leave it unconnected. A lot of people's replacement displays end up having it, even if their unit doesn't have the wireless HD part.
     
    Icebreeze, May 20, 2012
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  4. nuaron

    nuaron Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah , its WiHD cable. Most of replacement display panels have those. On the brighter side, you already have the cable installed now, so in future if wihd chips rate go down, you can just buy and plug it in ;)
     
    nuaron, May 20, 2012
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